Sony Online Entertainment Announces SOE Live Gaming Tournament Line-Up With Prizes Totaling More Than $30,000

 Sony Online Entertainment Announces SOE Live Gaming Tournament Line-Up With
                      Prizes Totaling More Than $30,000

Attendees Invited to Compete for Bragging Rights and Thousands in Prize Money
in First Ever Gaming Tournaments for PlanetSide® 2 and DC Universe™ Online;
Fan Favorites EverQuest® and EverQuest® II Return for Single and Team
Challenges

PR Newswire

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 14, 2012

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE)
today announced the tournament line-up for SOE Live, the company's annual fan
event, taking place at Bally's in Las Vegas, October 18-21, 2012. The ultimate
gathering for the SOE community, SOE Live attendees have the opportunity to
participate in countless events including a variety of gaming competitions,
tournaments, and live quests for a chance to win thousands of dollars in prize
money.

In addition to the renowned costume contest, where attendees show off handmade
outfits that showcase their fanaticism for gaming franchise favorites,
attendees are encouraged to compete in a range of exciting in-game and live
challenges including scavenger hunts, boot camps, PvP battles, and live
quests. Activities will test player agility, knowledge, dedication, wit,
teamwork, and problem-solving abilities.

The tournament line-up is as follows:

DC Universe Online

  o Live Quest: Join us for the second DCUO Live Quest – spandex optional but
    always fashionable! Declare your allegiance by joining a live version of
    DCUO's Legends PvP Arenas. Groups of 10 will battle for Las Vegas as their
    favorite DC Heroes and Villains!

       o Friday, October 19^th, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDT
       o 1^st Place Prize: $1,000 ($100 per team member)

  o Legends PvP Tournament: Heroes! Villains! Pair up with a friend or forge a
    last-minute two-person team at the event to battle for supremacy!

       o Saturday, October 20^th, 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. PDT
       o 1^st Place Prize: $3,000 ($1,500 for each team member)

EverQuest

  o Live Quest: Over a decade of EverQuest Live Quests precede this one, each
    one exciting and challenging in its own way. Groups of 10 will need to
    travel across the lands, interacting with denizens in many places to
    recover shards for a mysterious stranger arriving from Shard's Landing.
    Knowledge, skill, bravery and tenacity will all be called into play before
    your group emerges victorious!

       o Friday, October 19^th, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDT
       o 1^st Place Prize: $1,000 ($100 per team member)

  o Death, Death, Death!: We challenge all casual and hardcore EverQuest
    players to look death straight in the eye. Group up in teams of six and
    take on old-school raid mobs in a hellish progression to see which group
    can get the furthest.

       o Saturday, October 20^th, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT 
       o 1^st Place Prize: $6,000 ($1,000 per team member)

EverQuest II

  o Aether Races: Hone your flying skills and race to victory! The top five
    recorded times during the qualifying round will join in the final heat,
    racing against EverQuest franchise Director of Development Dave Georgeson
    for the win!  (Don't worry, Dave isn't eligible to win.)

       o Friday, October 19^th, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT
       o Total Prize Purse: $3,000

            + Gold (1^st) $1500
            + Silver (2^nd) $1000
            + Bronze (3^rd) $500

  o Live Quest: The Nights of the Dead come to SOE Live! Can your team solve
    this murder mystery? In this "beyond the board game" Norrathian mystery
    game, your ten-person team will work through various mini-quests to
    uncover clues to solve the mystery.

       o Saturday, October 20^th, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDT
       o 1^st Place Prize: $1,000 ($100 per team member)

PlanetSide 2

  o Auraxis Showdown: Take on the challenge for the glory of your empire! All
    troops will start fresh with standard issue gear and certifications and
    compete in qualifying rounds on Thursday and Friday. The top 18 players
    from the qualifying rounds will compete in an 18-man Finals match on
    Saturday to win the first place grand prize. There will also be prizes
    awarded to the top nine finalists in the Finals with first, second and
    third place finalists taking home larger pieces of the total prize.  

       o Qualifying Round Day 1

            + Thursday, October 18^th, 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. PDT

       o Qualifying Round Day 2

            + Friday, October 19^th, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. PDT

       o Finals Round

            + Saturday, October 20^th, 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. PDT

       o Total Prize Purse: $10,100

            + 1^st:  $5,000
            + 2^nd:  $3,000
            + 3^rd:  $1,500
            + 4th - 9^th:  $600 ($100 each)

  o Live Boot Camp: Choose your Empire and join in a live PlanetSide 2 boot
    camp! Earn your stripes by getting together a squad of five and going
    through Basic and complete training exercises to prove you have what it
    takes to bring victory to your Empire!

       o Saturday, October 20^th, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDT
       o 1^st Place Prize: $1,000 ($200 per team member)

SOE Live Costume Contest

  o Spandex, Chainmail and Fur: Calling  all heroes, demons, villains,
    soldiers, adventurers and creatures! Anything goes in our costume contest!
    Go funny, go awesome, go for the gold in our longest-running annual
    competition!

       o Saturday, October 20^th, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. PDT
       o Prizes to be awarded for "Best of" winners

The SOE Live contests are open only to individuals who: (a) are legal
residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of
Columbia), (b) are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry,
and (c) registered to attend the SOE Live event as of October 18, 2012. 
Employees of Sony Online Entertainment LLC, its parent or subsidiary
companies, or any other company involved in the design, implementation, or
promotion of the Tournament, as well as the spouses, children, parents,
grandparents, and household members of each such employee, are not eligible.
The Tournament is subject to all applicable laws and regulations and is void
where prohibited by law.  The contests are sponsored by Sony Online
Entertainment LLC, 8928 Terman Court, San Diego, CA  92121.  The official
rules for each contest will be posted at http://www.soe.com/soelive/.

To register for SOE Live, and for information on event and the tournaments,
visit: http://www.soe.com/soelive/.

About SOE Live
Formerly known as Fan Faire, SOE Live is the ultimate gathering for the SOE
community, and provides players an opportunity to celebrate their favorite
games across SOE's popular portfolio of titles, including: DC Universe Online,
EverQuest, EverQuest II, Free Realms, Magic: The Gathering – Tactics,
PlanetSide 2, PoxNora, Clone Wars Adventures, and Vanguard Saga of Heroes.
Fans of all ages are welcome to meet the talented people behind some of the
online world's most successful games, and gain access to developer panel
discussions, major company announcements, game tournaments, player gatherings,
premium swag and more. In addition to various social events, SOE hosts
developer panel discussions and game-themed live events, giving attendees a
chance to voice their opinions of current and upcoming game content.

About SOE
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in
massively multiplayer online games.  Best known for its blockbuster hits and
franchises, including EverQuest^®, EverQuest^® II, Champions of Norrath^®,
PlanetSide^®, Free Realms^®, Clone Wars Adventures™, and DC Universe™ Online,
SOE creates, develops and provides compelling online entertainment for a
variety of platforms. SOE is building on its proven legacy and pioneering the
future of online worlds through creative development and inspired gameplay
design for audiences of all ages. To learn more, visit www.soe.com.

SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest, Champions of Norrath, PlanetSide, and Free
Realms are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. All other
trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.

SOURCE Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE)

Website: http://www.soe.com
Contact: Michele Sturdivant, Sony Online Entertainment LLC, +1-858-577-3167,
msturdivant@soe.sony.com; or Raquel Marcelo, Bender/Helper Impact,
+1-310-694-3123, raquel_marcelo@bhimpact.com